Stanwell Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.30930, -0.70571
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km▾
Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route
Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Photos
Path through the woods in Hatton Park
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Wildlife to spot
18,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,239 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Glossy Ibis · Pintail +5
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
7-spot Ladybird · Orsillus depressus · Parent Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Corizus hyoscyami +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
🌿Plants24 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Ivy · Beech · Daisy +19
- DandelionTaraxacum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- IvyHedera helix
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,239 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Glossy Ibis · Pintail +5
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
7-spot Ladybird · Orsillus depressus · Parent Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Corizus hyoscyami +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
🌿Plants24 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Ivy · Beech · Daisy +19
- DandelionTaraxacum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- IvyHedera helix
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata2025
Adalia bipunctata2025
Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2025Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025BrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesEvents & activities nearby
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